[UPDATE: Matan Even has sent made a tweet about the action, more or less confirming their identity as the Game Awards crashed. Tweet and original story follow.]
The Game Awards came to an odd conclusion when, after Hidetaka Miyazaki's speech and acceptance of the Game of the Year award for Elden Ring, a kid approached the mic and referred to Bill Clinton as his rabbi. Keighley posted on Twitter, shortly after, that the Game Awards crasher had been arrested, but many have been looking into whom this kid is.
Now, there are a lot of claims being made, but until the kid claims and proves it, this should be chalked up to speculation. It's unlikely any official police report will give out concrete details, given he is a minor, but several folks have claimed to know who The Game Awards Bill Clinton crasher is.
One Twitter user (who also posted it on TikTok) shared screenshots of himself talking to a friend about the kid on stage, as it happened. That friend, general alden in the screenshots and on Twitter, has said the kid is Matan Even, a name many are not familiar with. Even previously rushed Blizzcon 2019 to shout "Free Hong Kong," has a YouTube channel with videos about police brutality and Asian-American hate, and was interviewed on InfoWars. The clip of his InfoWars interview has circulated around, with many claiming the kid does not sound the same. This may not take puberty into account, while others are saying that he does an accent during pranks like these. Supposedly, Even goes by limtackjohn on Tiktok, where he engaged in "heated" debates where he "disproved" counterarguments due to studies done by Rango Lizard.
It's a wild tale, but there's little doubt discussion and memes about the action have dominated the internet. Neither his Twitter account nor his Tiktok is particularly active, and it's uncertain if he'll claim responsibility for his actions. Some have highlighted how the comments made on The Game Awards stage could understandably be associated with alt-right, antisemitic comments, but general alden claims his friend is Jewish, refusing to add more as this could dox the kid. It is purportedly a dumb prank, but one that also raises a ton of questions for The Game Awards.
If nothing else, this highlights a major security concern for The Game Awards. How Even managed to waltz up on stage alongside FromSoftware remains the big question, and many have pointed out how much damage the kid could have done had his intent been malicious. It remains to be seen how The Game Awards committee and Geoff Keighley will respond to this moving forward, as this story continues to develop, but better and stronger security measures are likely on the docket.